Design and initial evaluation of a virtual pediatric primary care clinic in Second Life®

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 521-527

  Jane Cook, Mary ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Family practice; Pediatric; Students; Technology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; PEDIATRICS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; TEACHING;

HUMANS; LEARNING; PEDIATRICS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOFTWARE; TEACHING; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84865648597     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2012.00729.x     Document Type: Article

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